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The temptations _ and trappings _ of Silicon Valley’s super-rich

1 August, 2012

Original post by Tom Ehrich via washingtonpost Forget Wall Street. Today’s “best and brightest” are heading to California’s Silicon Valley and New York’s Silicon Alley, and to a few other tech-startup hot spots. Thousands of aspiring engineers, web developers, designers and marketers live in dormitories, work in open-floor bullpens, attend coding competitions to enhance their skills, and work […]

Mozilla Confirms It Will Join Berlin’s New ‘Factory’ Campus

1 August, 2012

Original post by MIKE BUTCHER via TC We’ve covered them since before they existed, but now “Factory”, Berlin’s new, vast tech campus, is taking shape. As builders adapt old factory buildings (an area which will cover 107,000 square feet or 10,000 square meters), the privately-funded initiative has announced that Mozilla will become an anchor resident in the facility, […]

Startups in Europe speak out about the struggle to hire talent

1 August, 2012

Original post by Sean O’Neill Talent may be the scarcest resource for many startups in Europe. Some entrepreneurs creating innovative digital travel companies say they struggle with recruiting programmers, developers, sales chiefs, and user-experience engineers. We asked some European entrepreneurs about hiring. Is it tough right now? Over in Berlin, Gidsy, a site that offers tours and […]

The rise of Silicon Roundabout

31 July, 2012

Original post by ILM Some people call it Silicon Roundabout. Others refer to it as Tech City. However you describe it, East London’s technology start-up scene is booming. Matt McAllister finds out how this hub has managed to defy the downturn There have been few industries left unscathed by the recession. All across the UK, […]

Are You A Super Social Job Seeker?

30 July, 2012

Original post by Social-Hire.com 1 in 6 people found their last job by using social media, according to data from Jobvite. This figure – nearly 17% of jobseekers – rises to 28% for those candidates who are more serious about developing their social networking connections. With recruiters around the globe increasingly sourcing candidates via social media channels, […]